Tuesday Crossword — August 12, 1997 - Answers & Solutions
Complete answers for this easy crossword puzzle (15x15 grid, 78 clues). Published 8/12/1997. By Janet R. Bender.
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Across Answers
- 1 Across: Poker holding (4)
- PAIR
- 5 Across: Study for finals (4)
- CRAM
- 9 Across: Shaping machine (5)
- LATHE
- 14 Across: "Crimes & Misdemeanors" actor (4)
- ALDA
- 15 Across: Wife of Zeus (4)
- HERA
- 16 Across: Flynn of "Captain Blood" (5)
- ERROL
- 17 Across: Fast (15)
- RELIGIOUSRITUAL
- 20 Across: Land, as a big one (6)
- REELIN
- 21 Across: Late Chairman (3)
- MAO
- 22 Across: Blood supplies (4)
- SERA
- 23 Across: Long, long time (4)
- AGES
- 25 Across: Hall-of-Famer Drysdale (3)
- DON
- 27 Across: Swift (15)
- BRITISHSATIRIST
- 35 Across: Didn't face the enemy (3)
- RAN
- 36 Across: Chow down (3)
- EAT
- 37 Across: Like a Jaguar or Miata (6)
- SPORTY
- 38 Across: Was in a play (5)
- ACTED
- 41 Across: Ms. alternative (3)
- MRS
- 43 Across: ___ raving mad (5)
- STARK
- 44 Across: Deutsch, here (6)
- GERMAN
- 46 Across: Swiss peak (3)
- ALP
- 48 Across: Society page word (3)
- NEE
- 49 Across: Fleet (15)
- GROUPOFWARSHIPS
- 53 Across: Fat farm (3)
- SPA
- 54 Across: Pouting face (4)
- MOUE
- 55 Across: "Dance On Little Girl" singer (4)
- ANKA
- 59 Across: Piercing tool (3)
- AWL
- 61 Across: Opera house cries (6)
- BRAVOS
- 65 Across: Quick (15)
- FINGERNAILFLESH
- 68 Across: Non-earthling (5)
- ALIEN
- 69 Across: Otherwise (4)
- ELSE
- 70 Across: ___ Stanley Gardner (4)
- ERLE
- 71 Across: Old-fashioned (5)
- RETRO
- 72 Across: Fate (4)
- DOOM
- 73 Across: Aussie hoppers (4)
- ROOS
Down Answers
- 1 Down: Henry VIII's sixth (4)
- PARR
- 2 Down: Not into the wind (4)
- ALEE
- 3 Down: Not in use (4)
- IDLE
- 4 Down: Criticize harshly (6)
- RAILAT
- 5 Down: Hong Kong residents, now (7)
- CHINESE
- 6 Down: ___ Speedwagon (3)
- REO
- 7 Down: Calla lily family (4)
- ARUM
- 8 Down: Symbol of Jewish resistance (6)
- MASADA
- 9 Down: Hawaiian garland (3)
- LEI
- 10 Down: Fine or liberal follower (4)
- ARTS
- 11 Down: "How ___!" (4)
- TRUE
- 12 Down: Frost (4)
- HOAR
- 13 Down: Singer Fitzgerald (4)
- ELLA
- 18 Down: Best Picture of 1958 (4)
- GIGI
- 19 Down: They may need coloring at a salon (5)
- ROOTS
- 24 Down: Deception (4)
- SHAM
- 26 Down: Small bites (4)
- NIPS
- 27 Down: Fort ___, N.C. (5)
- BRAGG
- 28 Down: Indy entrant (5)
- RACER
- 29 Down: Prelim (5)
- INTRO
- 30 Down: Horse stall covering (5)
- STRAW
- 31 Down: Go bad (3)
- ROT
- 32 Down: Neighbor of an Afghani (5)
- IRANI
- 33 Down: Sore throat cause, briefly (5)
- STREP
- 34 Down: Little squirts, so to speak (5)
- TYKES
- 39 Down: Big bird (3)
- EMU
- 40 Down: Drops bait (4)
- DAPS
- 42 Down: Brickbat (4)
- SLAM
- 45 Down: Like some stocks (5)
- NOPAR
- 47 Down: Bit of math homework (7)
- PROBLEM
- 50 Down: Acted servilely (6)
- FAWNED
- 51 Down: Hang ten or shoot the curl (4)
- SURF
- 52 Down: Medicine man (6)
- HEALER
- 55 Down: In the distance (4)
- AFAR
- 56 Down: Aswan's river (4)
- NILE
- 57 Down: Make an afghan (4)
- KNIT
- 58 Down: "Hard Hearted Hannah" composer (4)
- AGER
- 60 Down: Composer Schifrin (4)
- LALO
- 62 Down: ___ Beach, Fla. (4)
- VERO
- 63 Down: Norse capital (4)
- OSLO
- 64 Down: Tom Jones's "___ a Lady" (4)
- SHES
- 66 Down: Brian of rock music (3)
- ENO
- 67 Down: Prefix with metric (3)
- ISO
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